Such a burlesque ended with the princess safe and sound, and it also came with the emperor's imperial study annex making the garden full of spring.

It is said that the green country is beautiful, and the emperor's daughter is even more immortal. Especially the emperor's favorite youngest daughter, Princess Qixin, is even more beautiful. Every year, hundreds of people dance together at the ceremony, and the lead dancer must be a woman who has just turned 16. The woman who leads the dance becomes a saint until a new one is chosen during the next year's ritual.

The requirements for becoming a saint are extremely high, not only requiring exquisite dancing skills, but also having a good face and connotation. You have to be very good in every way to be qualified to be a saint.

The current saintess of the Northern Qi Kingdom is none other than Princess Qixin.

"Oh, father, my sons are also filial piety, and I want to make you a locust cake. Look how fresh this acacia flower is. ”

Princess Qixin said this, opened the handkerchief and put it in front of the emperor. Instantly, the fresh scent of acacia flowers filled the imperial study.

The emperor seemed to be infected by such a fragrance, and his frowning brows were loosened. But I still pretended to be very unhappy and glanced at Princess Qixin,

"Hmph, how can I have a daughter like you, who either goes to the ground or goes up to the tree every day. Last time, you ran out of the palace without permission, and you also picked a few corns and came back, and this time you went to the tree to pick locust flowers. Tell me what else you don't dare to do. I'm worried that something will happen to you, how dangerous the situation just now is. ”

The emperor, who was originally getting angry, mentioned these things, but the more he talked about them, the more angry he became. Qi Xin also knew that his father was really angry, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake with a smile on his hippie face.

"Father. Erchen knew that he was wrong, and Erchen would never do dangerous things in the future to worry his father. ”

The emperor pursed his lips and did not speak again.

"Hehe, my father must not be angry with his sons."

Princess Qixin stepped forward, went behind the emperor, and helped the emperor pinch his shoulders.

"Father, the sons know that you are all distressed by the sons. It's all for the good of the sons. ”

The emperor obviously used Princess Qixin's trick very well, closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

"If only you knew."

"Hehe, father, don't worry. Erchen will not let himself be in danger. Besides, even if Erchen is in danger, Brother Zhirong will definitely come back to save me. ”

Qi Xin glanced at Duan Zhirong, who was standing behind his father, and said the last sentence embarrassedly. The emperor opened his eyes, and then remembered that the Duan family's father and son were still there.

"General Duan, look, your son is so capable. The little princess who was so distressed by me no longer looks at me now, and she knows that she is looking at her brother. ”

Princess Qixin, who was already embarrassed, turned even redder when the emperor said this, and Duan Zhirong was also embarrassed to look at the ground and couldn't raise her head. Or Princess Qixin stomped her feet, picked up the handkerchief containing acacia flowers from the table, and left a sentence,

"Father, you are bad! Erchen don't make you acacia cakes. ”

And he ran out.

The emperor was so amused by his daughter's appearance that even General Duan couldn't help laughing. Duan Zhirong's eyes kept chasing Princess Qixin, and when the emperor saw him like this, he said,

"Alright, let's chase after it. Take the princess back to Yangxinzhai, and your father and I will go there for dinner in a while. Tell her to make me locust cakes to eat! ”

Duan Zhirong's mind had already run away with Princess Qixin, and after saluting the emperor and his father, he ran out. The speed was no less than when he heard the princess's voice calling for help just now.

The emperor looked at the backs of the two young men walking together through the window, and said softly,

"Duan Yu, I'm afraid I'm going to send my daughter to get married."

General Duan was stunned for a moment and didn't speak, but he understood what the emperor meant in his heart. It has long been said that the marriage of the two will be finalized when the princess becomes an adult, but it has been postponed for a year because of the saint's affairs. However, this year, Duan Zhirong won the champion of both civil and military subjects for the first time, and it is also a gain, at least he is a perfect candidate for a horse.

Princess Qixin didn't run far, just standing outside the imperial study. Duan Zhirong ran out recklessly a few steps before being stopped by Princess Qixin, Princess Qixin smiled and the two looked at each other like that. No one said a word, Princess Qixin walked by naturally, Duan Zirong naturally followed, and the two of them walked to Yangxinzhai one after the other.

"Nourish your heart."

Duan Zhirong thought silently, he hadn't been here for a long time since he had been busy with the written exam. Now when I walk to the door of Yangxinzhai, I don't feel a trace of discomfort, as if I have been here yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday.

The princess Qixin in front of her quickly turned around when she heard this, pouting and snorting coldly,

"Hmph, you still recognize these three words, I haven't been here for so long, and I thought you didn't know it!"

Duan Zhirong is like his father, introverted and not good at words. But he only flicked his tongue in front of Princess Qixin.

"I don't know each other anymore, but I recognized it by working together. My heart raises this, and my heart loses this. ”

"My heart raises this, and my heart loses this."

Recite these eight words in your heart in unison.

It was the first thing she heard in this world, and it was also the most beautiful sentence in this world.

Qi Xin heard her say that when she was young, she had an accident because of a fall from a horse, and she was in a coma for a long time, and the doctor tried everything he could not wake her up. For this reason, the emperor also issued a royal decree, if anyone can cure Princess Qixin, a reward of one million taels of silver. I've tried everything, but Princess Qixin just won't wake up.

One day, Duan Zhirong followed his father into the palace to meet the emperor, and he was led by the queen to play, but somehow he got lost. When he walked to Yangxinzhai, it happened to be noon, and the palace people were sleepy, so he accidentally entered the place where Princess Qixin was carrying.

That was the first time Duan Zhirong had seen Princess Qixin, and when he was young, he felt that the princess's entire face was glowing as if he had seen a rare treasure. He walked over quietly, because the princess in his sleep was so cute, Duan Zhirong couldn't help but lightly touch the princess's cheek with his hand. Unexpectedly, the princess woke up at this time.

After Princess Qixin looked around, she saw Duan Zhirong, who was frightened, and asked,

"Where is this?"

"Nourish, nourish the heart."

"Nourishing the heart?"

The princess asked again,

"Where is Yang Xinzhai?"

Duan Zhirong was stupid, he didn't know how to answer, and remembered what he had heard the emperor say,

"My heart is raising this."

Somehow, Duan Zhirong also added a sentence at the back,

"My heart is lost."

When the little princess Qixin, who was just beginning to fall in love, was not sure of the other party's intentions, she accidentally learned from her father that she had half a sentence after the solution to the problem of Yangxinzhai, and remembered the eight words she had always been familiar with, and she had confidence in the person in her heart. Believing that the other person is just like yourself, you threw your heart on the other person a long time ago.

The sixteen-year-old princess Qixin smiled, and the country and the city were captivated. Duan Zhirong was shocked by this smile again, and looked at it stupidly. Princess Qixin smiled even more happily,

"Fool, come in. Give me a hand, I want to make acacia cakes for my father. ”

After speaking, he turned around and entered Yangxinzhai, Duan Zhirong immediately followed, and said in a voice that the two of them could hear,

"Zhirong also likes to eat acacia cakes."

Whether it was Princess Qixin who heard it or Duan Zhirong who said it, both of them blushed with shame, all the way to the root of their ears. When the palace maids saw the two of them like this, they covered their mouths and laughed.